The Birmingham Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves

The Birmingham Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves

The Birmingham Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves, also known as the Birmingham and West Bromwich Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves, was founded in Birmingham, England, on 8 April 1825.

It was the first anti-slavery society for women, and sometimes known as the Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society and they established a national network of female anti-slavery societies.”

The British Ladies' Society's role in abolitionism is considered to have had an economical, international impact, because it established The Sugar Boycott, which resulted in almost a quarter of Birmingham’s population giving up West Indian sugar…..

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